front-facing camera

front-facing camera

A camera in a laptop, tablet, smartphone or desktop computer monitor that has the lens facing the user on the same side as the screen. Also called a "selfie camera" in a mobile device or a "Webcam" in a laptop, a front-facing camera is required to make video calls. Contrast with rear-facing camera. See Webcam, selfie and video calling.

Front and Rear

These tablet specs show five megapixels (MPs) for the rear camera but only two for the front. Camera photos might be printed; however, Webcams are typically used for Facetime and Skype, and 2 MP is more than adequate.

People are moving from using their front-facing camera to take a close-up selfie or have a solo Skype call, to making it much more about where they are and what they are doing," said Jon French, vice-president (Middle East), Microsoft Mobile Devices.

With a 5MP front-facing camera, high-quality selfies are guaranteed, and re-takes won't be required, as the front camera's self-timer gives you ample time to prepare your pose before the image is captured.

Also used is the Truvelo, which is a front-facing camera but does not produce as clear images at the new Gatso front-facing camera, and the manually operated Lastec, which can be used front and back-facing.

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